I tried to make some classy?

Question

Red Wine by fermenting some Welch's grape jelly after hearing my current on again/off again g/f Antoinette Viande was somewhat of a wine buff. I let it sit for about a week, scraped off the excess green mold, and then mixed it with some Welch's grape juice and Evian water, but it tasted pretty crappy. I was just wondering what I did wrong??

Answer 1

LuLu said it all...just you have to put in Vodka.. Tequila has an after taste and nobody wants wine with a worm!!!

Answer 2

Maybe because you were trying to make wine with grape jelly. If you want a alcohol, add yeast. It will ferment resulting in a wine, sort of.

Answer 3

you need to put some Tequilla on it....that will do the job..

Answer 4

It takes a longer time then you gave it to ferment. Try this recipe and see if it works. (You can't rush in making a Good wine.)

WELCH'S GRAPE JUICE WINE

1 gallon Welch's grape juice (red or white)

sugar to raise s.g. to 1.095

2 tsp acid blend

1 tsp pectic enzyme

1 tsp yeast nutrient

1 pkt Montrachet wine yeast

In a quart jar, activate yeast in ¼ cup of grape juice and ¼ cup of warm water with ¼ teaspoon of sugar and 2 pinches of yeast nutrient dissolved in it. Cover and set aside to develop a vigorous fermentation. Pour grape juice in primary and float a hydrometer in it to determine sugar content. Add sufficient sugar to raise specific gravity to 1.095 (see hydrometer table at http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/hydrom.... and stir well to dissolve sugar and assist sulfites (sulfur dioxide) in dissipating. Add remaining ingredients except yeast. Cover primary and set aside 12 hours. Every 2 hours add ¼ cup of grape juice to the jar of yeast starter. After 12 hours, add activated wine yeast and recover primary. When active fermentation slows down (about 5-7 days), transfer to secondary and fit airlock. When clear, rack, top up and refit airlock. After additional 30 days, stabilize, sweeten if desired and set aside 10-14 days to ensure refermentation does not ensue. Carefully rack into bottles and age at least 3 months.

Answer 5

Maybe you should have put some vineger in it or maybe you don't have what it takes to make it as a winemaker.